SECONDARY ANAEROBIC DIGESTER REHAB

Project Description: Project: SECONDARY ANAEROBIC DIGESTER REHAB: Contract One generally consists of the removal, support, cleaning, rehabilitation, painting, and reinstallation of the existing secondary anaerobic digester cover. The work shall be performed during the period of March 9, 2026, and May 22, 2025. The project also includes the removal and replacement of designated valves in the Digester Building, replacement of designated pressure/vacuum relief valve, to rehabilitate, clean, and paint pipe and supports inside Secondary Digester Tank, and to rehabilitate the existing Scumbuster® pump.
Contract Two generally consists of the rental of a belt filter press with an in-line grinder to process primary anaerobic sludge during the duration of this project. Operation of the belt press facility and all costs associated with the operation of the belt filter press will be by the Owner.
Contract Three generally consists of the cleaning of the interior of the secondary anaerobic digester and the hauling of the digester contents including liquid sludge and solids to a state-approved disposal facility.
The Work will be performed under three Contracts as follows:
CONTRACT 1 – GENERAL CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT 2 – RENTAL OF BELT FILTER PRESS
CONTRACT 3 – DIGESTER CLEANING
Owner: JOINT MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY OF WYOMISSING VALLEY
701 Old Wyomissing Road
Reading, PA 19611
Engineer: ARRO CONSULTING, INC.
321 North Furnace Street, Suite 200
Birdsboro, PA 19508
Bids will be received online via the PennBid Program until 10:00 A.M., prevailing time, on October 7, 2025, at which time they will be opened.
After bid opening the results will be available for viewing at the PennBid website. Successful bidder will be selected by Owner at a later date.
A pre-bid meeting followed by a site visit will be held at 10:00 A.M., prevailing time, on September 17, 2025, at the office of the Owner.
Attendance at the pre-bid meeting and site visit is mandatory.
Questions will be accepted until 4:00 P.M., prevailing time, on September 30, 2025; All questions must be submitted through PennBid.
Bidding Documents and solicitation details are available online, without charge, at https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com.
The apparent low bidder and the next two lowest bidders must submit, to the Engineer, originals of the Bidding Documents within two (2) business days from the date of the bid opening.
Reproduction of the Bidding Documents and placement on web sites other than PennBid, is not permitted.
Bids may be modified or withdrawn at any time prior to the opening of Bids.
After the Bid opening, Bids may be withdrawn only by complying with Commonwealth of Pennsylvania laws and regulations. A summary of such laws and regulations is given in the Instructions to Bidders (Document 00100).
Bids shall remain open for a period of 60 days from the date of Bid opening unless award is delayed by a required approval from a governmental agency, the sale of bonds, or the award of a grant or grants, in which event the Bids shall remain open for a period of 120 days from the date of Bid opening. See Instructions to Bidders for other provisions on the time available for acceptance of Bids.
The Contract will be subject to the Prevailing Minimum Wage Determination established by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Labor and Industry.
Each Bid must be accompanied by Bid security in the form of a certified check, bank check, irrevocable letter of credit, or Bid bond (on the form included with the Bidding Documents) for (10) percent of the Bid total.
It is a requirement of this Contract that at least 50% of the Work be performed by prime Bidder’s own work force, not by subcontractor(s).
It is a requirement of this Contract that Bidder shall have a minimum five (5) year, five (5) project documented experience in the type of Work required by this Project.
Bidders, subcontractors, their workers and any persons providing labor and products to the Project shall be persons lawfully permitted to work in the United States and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
As a precondition of being awarded a Contract, Successful Bidder, and its subcontractor(s) are required, to provide confirmation of compliance with Act 141 of 2022, the “Public Works Employment Verification Act”.
The OWNER hereby reserves the right, which is understood and agreed to by all Bidders, to reject any or all Bids and to waive any omissions, errors, or irregularities in any Bid.